Christopher C. Haner

What Grip Strength Can Tell You About Your Health

A simple squeeze can give you information about your muscle strength and future health risks.

Trio Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Neuroscience Discoveries

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel shared the prize for their research in optogenetics, developing techniques that allow researchers to investigate neurological and psychiatric disorders.

The Fierce Battle to Control How Americans Buy and Sell Their Homes

Mega-brokerage Compass is taking more listings offline, sparking backlash from rivals who say the practice is upending decades of market transparency.

Stubborn Sellers Are the Last Thing Propping Up Home Prices

Mortgage rates above 7% might not be enough to crack home values if owners hold the line.

Trump Accounts’ Extraordinary Expansion Puts Individual Stocks Into Kids’ Holdings

Millions of kids will receive donated stocks in individual companies that they can’t reject and can’t sell for five years.  

A Guide to Buying Bonds When Yields Are on the Rise

Soaring yields are making bond returns look more attractive, but there is more to it than that.

Inflation Jump Will Push Social Security Benefits Up 3.6%

For Dementia Patients, AI Can Be a Good, Non-Judgmental Listener

Cognitive exercises offered by a bot named Sunny, paired with telehealth visits, can be “physical therapy for the brain.”

A Dead Father, Reincarnated With AI: Is This How We Will Remember Loved Ones Now?

One man’s creation of a chatbot using his dad’s writings and voice recordings raises existential questions for us all.

Middle-Schoolers Are Seeking Out AI Friends Instead of Real Human Ones

Young adolescents who turn to AI companions feel more lonely, new study says.

Healthcare Stocks Are Rallying, and Flashing a Warning for the Rest of the Market

The sector is trading at a premium as investors seek safety from AI jitters.

Best Life Insurance Companies of November 2026​

Principal is the best life insurance company in our analysis. See other top picks based on rates, coverage options and performance trends.

The Financial—and Psychological—Cost of Being the Friend Who Picks Up the Tab

We young adults are open about our money issues. So why is it hard to get our friends to reimburse us when we split the bill?

Four Financial Lessons From the Hedge-Fund Divorce Captivating Wall Street

Students Turn to Private Lenders After Trump’s Clampdown on Federal Loans

One private lender in South Carolina lowered its credit-score requirement for certain grad students to meet a growing demand.

Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy

Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.

The Rising Number of Uninsured Patients Starts to Hit Hospitals

Millions of Americans dropped their Affordable Care Act plans when subsidies expired and now struggle to pay.

Trump Administration Reveals New Guidelines for Autism Therapy

The guidelines would bolster Medicaid’s oversight of autism therapy, focusing on a growing business that is drawing scrutiny from federal investigators.

Exclusive | U.S. Workers Are Paying More for Healthcare, and Next Year Will Be Worse

For 2027, employers are facing their biggest health-insurance increases in at least two decades.

Buyer Beware: New Medicare Plans Have Fewer Benefits, Higher Costs

Seniors need to pay attention to who is in network and what added charges they may face.